pronunciations. . . - Aquarium Advice

rickschabener · 02-19-2004, 11:36 AM

Is there a book, website, or forum that lists the phonic pronunciations to many of the words in the reef/saltwater hobby? There are a lot of new words to learn and I would like to know how to pronounce them correctly.

Thanks,
Rick

reefrunner69 · 02-19-2004, 12:57 PM

Hmmm, what are you having problems with? Most have issues with the latin names.

Invertabrates; A quick reference guide and Corals; A quick reference guide by Jullian Sprung and Aquarium Corals by Eric Borneman have phonetic spellings of the latin naes for the inverts and corals we keep. I did a quick search and couldn't find an online reference for phonetic spellings of fish or inverts.

SquishyFish · 02-19-2004, 01:23 PM

My suggestion would be to just ask here when you see a weird name. Like the Spirobedae worms....its Spy-[acronym:2f3ce943fc="Reverse osmosis"]ro[/acronym:2f3ce943fc]-be-day. Its as easy as that. Save you mone and time I would think.

Hara · 02-19-2004, 01:52 PM

Sounds like a good topic for a sticky note!

reefrunner69 · 02-19-2004, 02:01 PM

You have the power

vermonter310 · 02-19-2004, 03:19 PM

I agree....Excellent topic for a sticky. Especially for us newbies!

rickschabener · 02-22-2004, 09:10 PM

Okay. Here are a few:

Annelids: An-E-l-ids?

Nudibranch: NUDI-branch, NUDI-brank, NUDI-bronk, nudi-BRONK?

Copepods: cope-[acronym:ef99032724="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:ef99032724], cope-e-[acronym:ef99032724="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:ef99032724]?

Detritus: de-TRI-tus, de-TRE-tus?

Polychaetes: POLY-cheets?

Zooxanthellae: zoo-AN-the-ly?

reefrunner69 · 02-22-2004, 09:50 PM

[acronym:11c936a122="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:11c936a122], ever heard latin with a southern accent?? I should have some time tomorrow to look these up, if someone else doesn't get there first.

cmor1701d · 02-22-2004, 09:53 PM

Why not try using YourDictionary.com which also includes sound pronunciations.

an·ne·lid
nu·di·branch
co·pe·pod
de·tri·tus
pol·y·chete also pol·y·chaete
zo·o·xan·thel·la

[acronym:193d81ada1="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:193d81ada1],

reefrunner69 · 02-22-2004, 10:53 PM

Quote:

an·ne·lid
nu·di·branch
co·pe·pod
de·tri·tus
pol·y·chete also pol·y·chaete
zo·o·xan·thel·la

Excellent, at www.dictionary.com they also have a pronunciation key and phonetic spelling.

02-19-2004, 11:36 AM	#1
rickschabener Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 28 Images: 4	pronunciations. . . Is there a book, website, or forum that lists the phonic pronunciations to many of the words in the reef/saltwater hobby? There are a lot of new words to learn and I would like to know how to pronounce them correctly. Thanks, Rick

02-19-2004, 12:57 PM	#2
reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Freak Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 311 Images: 109	Hmmm, what are you having problems with? Most have issues with the latin names. Invertabrates; A quick reference guide and Corals; A quick reference guide by Jullian Sprung and Aquarium Corals by Eric Borneman have phonetic spellings of the latin naes for the inverts and corals we keep. I did a quick search and couldn't find an online reference for phonetic spellings of fish or inverts. __________________ Kevin Visit Nature Coast Photography Join the Central Florida Aquarists Regional forum or the Southeastern States Aquarists Regional Forum or the N. FL (North Florida Hobbyists) Regional Forum!

02-19-2004, 01:23 PM	#3
SquishyFish Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,116 Images: 5	My suggestion would be to just ask here when you see a weird name. Like the Spirobedae worms....its Spy-[acronym:2f3ce943fc="Reverse osmosis"]ro[/acronym:2f3ce943fc]-be-day. Its as easy as that. Save you mone and time I would think. __________________ http://www.reef-aquarium.net 175gallon reef 5,100 [acronym:0d8cf742af="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:0d8cf742af] pond Fish are people too!

02-19-2004, 01:52 PM	#4
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	Sounds like a good topic for a sticky note! __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

02-19-2004, 02:01 PM	#5
reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Freak Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 311 Images: 109	You have the power __________________ Kevin Visit Nature Coast Photography Join the Central Florida Aquarists Regional forum or the Southeastern States Aquarists Regional Forum or the N. FL (North Florida Hobbyists) Regional Forum!

02-19-2004, 03:19 PM	#6
vermonter310 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Maine , USA Posts: 143	I agree....Excellent topic for a sticky. Especially for us newbies! __________________ I hope someday to be the person my dog thinks I am!

02-22-2004, 09:10 PM	#7
rickschabener Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 28 Images: 4	Okay. Here are a few: Annelids: An-E-l-ids? Nudibranch: NUDI-branch, NUDI-brank, NUDI-bronk, nudi-BRONK? Copepods: cope-[acronym:ef99032724="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:ef99032724], cope-e-[acronym:ef99032724="copepods, amphipods, etc"]pods[/acronym:ef99032724]? Detritus: de-TRI-tus, de-TRE-tus? Polychaetes: POLY-cheets? Zooxanthellae: zoo-AN-the-ly?

02-22-2004, 09:50 PM	#8
reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Freak Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 311 Images: 109	[acronym:11c936a122="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:11c936a122], ever heard latin with a southern accent?? I should have some time tomorrow to look these up, if someone else doesn't get there first. __________________ Kevin Visit Nature Coast Photography Join the Central Florida Aquarists Regional forum or the Southeastern States Aquarists Regional Forum or the N. FL (North Florida Hobbyists) Regional Forum!

02-22-2004, 09:53 PM	#9
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,894 Images: 43	Why not try using YourDictionary.com which also includes sound pronunciations. an·ne·lid nu·di·branch co·pe·pod de·tri·tus pol·y·chete also pol·y·chaete zo·o·xan·thel·la [acronym:193d81ada1="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:193d81ada1], __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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